Guild Wars 2 has been out for over two weeks now, and millions of MMO enthusiasts the world over have spent the time exploring the fantasy world of Tyria; myself included.<\/p>\n
Guild Wars 2 is easily the most hyped MMO of 2012, and unlike countless games from the genre that came before it, it is just about living up to the lofty expectations everyone had for it. Don\u2019t believe me? Check out it\u2019s Metacritic score,<\/a> which is currently sitting on 92\/100. Out of 28 Metacritic reviews, all have been \u201cPositive. Its User Score is a little lower, sitting on 8.2\/10.<\/p>\n This makes it the most critically successful MMORPG we’ve seen since World of Warcraft, and to sweeten the deal, it does not carry any subscription fees. I\u2019ve absolutely loved it so far, and MyGaming will be publishing my review very shortly.<\/p>\n In the meantime, I thought I would take a look at the game\u2019s bandwidth consumption. The issue of high internet prices in South Africa seems to be becoming less severe each year, but bandwidth consumption in online games is still a consideration for many gamers.<\/p>\n Using Bandwidth Monitor, I conducted a series of tests to see just how much data Guild Wars 2 uses. All non-essential applications were shut down prior to each testing phases to ensure that only Guild Wars 2 was sucking up my ADSL pipe\u2019s bandwidth. I conducted 6 test sessions, each comprising of 1 hour\u2019s worth of mixed gameplay. These were my results:<\/p>\n Session 1:<\/strong> 11.7MB download, 4.66MB upload: Total 16.36MB Over six hours, the average total data usage per hour turned out to be 16.6 MB per hour.<\/p>\n
\nSession 2:<\/strong> 9.44 MB download, 3.87 upload: Total 13.31MB
\nSession 3:<\/strong> 12.49 MB download, 4.32 upload: Total 16.81 MB
\nSession 4:<\/strong> 14.54 MB download, 5.54 upload: Total 20.08 MB
\nSession 5:<\/strong> 11.5 download, 4.22 upload: Total Total 15.72 MB
\nSession 6:<\/strong> 12.65 download, 4.77 upload: Total 17.42 MB<\/p>\n